Oil or gas cooking-stove.



J. W. SEALB. oIL 0R GAS oooKING sToyB.

APPLICATION I'ILED FEB. 17, 1913. l

Patented May 12, 1914.

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PPLIATION FILED PEB. 17, 1913.

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WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE; mrrssson w, SEA-LE, or manner. WELLS, Texas.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 12, 1914.

Application field February 17, 1913. Serial No. 748,904.

vand State of 'l`eXas,.have invented'a newA and useful Oil or 'Gas Cooking-Stove, of

which the following is a specification.'

The invention relates to improvements in.

oil and gas cooking stoves.

The object of the present invention is to improve the Vconstruction of oil and gas lkefnumerals of reference designate co1'- `respondingv parts in all the .figuresl of the cooking stoves. and to providea simple, inexpensive and eflicient oil or gas stove adapted to effect a saving of fuel, and capable of producing Iperfect ycombustion and` f j1s illustrated the preferred embodiment of a maximum utilization of `heat andy products of combustion and of eliminating the odor of oil or gas.

A .further object of the invention vis .to

provide a cooking stove othis character'in which the burners will be interiorly ar` ranged and protected froindrafts'to eliminate the danger of accidents resulting from the blowing out of a lighted burner and enable the doors and windowsof a kitchen or other compartment to be left open with out affecting the operation of the burners.

The invention also has for vits object to provide a. cooking stove constructed to afford at its top an increasedamount of heating surface and adapted to furnish diiiierentv degrees of heat for quick, ordinary and slow heating for various cooking operations and other purposes.

Another object of the invention i's'to provide a`cooking stove equipped with an oven v:ses

adapted' to retain the vapors or odors rising from the articles being coked and thereb5r obviate the necessitv ofl employing basters and roasters, paper sacks, and analogous devicesl forthis purpose. i H

NVith these and otherobjects in vie wfthe invention consists in the construction and .novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated inthe accompanyingl drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes -in the form, proportion,`

size and minor details of construction, with:- in the scope of the claims, may belres'orted to without departing from the spirit `or sacrificing :in v ofv the advantages of the invention. y

ln the drawings :-Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a. cooking stove, constructed in accordance with this invention. F ig. 2- is a Aline 3 3 of Fig. l. .sectional viewon the line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5' is a detailV sectional view of a portionof the stove, illustrating the.const-rue;` tion of the hinged sections of the bottom horizontal sectional View` on the line of Fig. 1. Fig. V3 is a similar view on the Fig. 4 is a vertical of the oven' and their arrangement with relation to the bottom'burner. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view on the line GMG of drawings.

In the accompanying drawings in .which structed of sheet metal, tbe rear wall 1 being provided with a dead air Space l at the back of the oven hereinafterl described. The dead air space la is formed by two plies or thicknesses of metal, the vinner ply. or

thickness being set intothe oven, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.

TheA casingis also providedwith afront wa1l.3,.equipped with center and side doors .4 andv 54 also constructed of two plies or thicknesses of sheetmetal or other suitable material `forming interior dead air spaces. The central door 4 communicates` with the interior of an oven 6 and the side doors with end compartments, formed by vertical pan.

titions 8, extending from the top of the casing tothe bottom-9 thereof and from the. rear wall l to the front wall 3 andarranged in spaced relation with the oven' 6. The

oven, which is'tarranged in spaced relation' with the Vtop andbottom of the casing and partitions 8 tbereof,"extends from the rear wall l-.to the front wall 3 and is designed to be constructed of sheet metal or,other suit-- able material." It comprises a horizontal'top walt-'10 and.- vertical side walls 11 having their lower [edges extended inwardlyv tol form horizontalv bottom .fianges 12, which are angularly lbent to provide innery de.- pending inclined portions 18. The oven is providedwith a bottom composed of sections 14, hinged at 15 at points adjacent to their outer side Vedges to the depending inclined portions 13 of, the bottom flanges of the side walls of the oven, and the outer edges 16 ot' the hinged bottom sections are angularly bent and extend vupwardly and i tions 14 when closed extend linwardly and` overlap trated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The secdownwardly and one ofthe sections is provided at its inneredgeI 'with an rangularly" tom sections 14, and are arranged in a vertit the lower corners of the oven.

. being spaced from the upper juicy,

i closed,

and The hinged sections 14 are adapted to be opened to aiord accessk to a bottom burner 18 for lighting the same from rtheinterior of the stove or other purpose. e In thedrawings, a single burner is illustrated at the bottom of the stovebut any number of burners may, of course, be employed, andthe burners of the vstove may be either gas or gasolene, or `the stove may y suitable heating device. The oven is also equipped with a removable false bottom ,19 fitting snugly and composed of upper and lowerplies or thicknesses,` the lower ply or thickness l20 ly or thicke side edges cal position when thesections are closed ness and terminating short of't thereof and forming side flanges or portions?.` the horizontal portionsl 21, which rest upon of the side flanges oven. The thickened portion of thefalse bottom due to the addition of thev lower ply or thickness islocated between the' side' flanges 12 of the oven, and thefalse bottom snugly fits the space in which it is arranged, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the draw# ings. In practicethe false bottom will. be equipped with .a suitable 4eye 19 adapted to be engaged by 'a hook to facilitate the ready` removal lof the false bottom.v The spaced plies or thicknesses of the false bottom and. :the hinged sections, which are 'spaced from the said false bottom, provide interior or intervening air spaces and are adapted to prevent atooA intense heating of the bottom of an oven, and the hinged sections, which are oppositely inclined when are adapted to' divide the heatl and other lproducts of `combustion vand cause the same to ascend uniformly at each side of the oven. As there are -no perforations through the inner walls of the oven, the latter retains all the moisture and aromaarising from food, and yas'it prevents the latter from scorching and renders it moist and separate cooking utensils constructed particularly for obtaining this result are rendered unnecessary. The oven is also equipped with a plurality fof shelves 22, supported at their side edges upon angle strips 23, which are suitably secured to ,the inner faces 'of the side walls of the oven.

the side walls ofthe oven when the sections of the bottom are closed, as illusf be equipped with any other the lower portion of the oven- 12 of the sides of the.

Thebottom burner 18 is arranged at an .opening 24 in the bottom 9, which is provided at the saidopening with a depending downwardly' tapered annular flange 25,

forming ay shieldfor the burner and adapted to protect the same from drafts and limit or` control the flow of air to they same. The burner is provided with 4a-horizonta-l plate 26, constructed of imperforate sheet metal or other suitable material, and suitably secured to the burner at the top thereof and .extending outwardly therefrom and adapted vto diffuse the heat and cause a more thorough mixing of air and gas and thereby-secu're a more perfect combustion: The vspace at the top and side walls of the 4V oven is divided into inner, outer and intermediate passages 27, 28 and 29 by inner and outer interior artitions 30 and 31, eX 'tending from the ront to the rear wall of the casing.y Two inner partitions 30 are em- -ployed and earch consists of a verticallportion extending upwardly from the bottom 9 t of thefcasing to a point above the oven and terminatin short of the top ofthe casing `and provi ed with an upper' inwardly extending horizontal portion 32, terminating short of the center of the space aboveI the topofk the oven, The outer intermediate `partitions31 consist of vertical side portions anda horizontal connecting portion 33. The horlzontal to `connecting, portion 1s yarrz'tnged in space relation with the horizontal top lportions of the inner interior Vpartitions 30 and the top of the casing, and

the vertical side portions of the outer interior partit-ion 31 extend downwardly from the top portion 33 and terminate lshort of the bottom 9 of the casing to cause the outer and intermediate passages 28 and 29 to communicate at the bottom of the casing. The vspa-ce betweeny the inner edges of the horizontal top portions 33,0f the inner interior partitions is divided by a centrallongitudinal partition 34, extending from the front wall of the casing to the rear wall of the same fand secured at its lower edge to the top wall of the ovenand at its upper edge tothe horizontal connecting prtion33 of rt-he outer interior partition 31. `By terminating the horizontal top portions 32 short of thecentral vertical longitudinal top par.- tit-ion 34,the inner and intermediate passages 27 and 29y are connected at the top ofthe oven. By this arrangement of the passages, the heat and other products ot comt bustion are caused to travel from the bottom burner .upwardly `at *opposite sides of the oven through theinner passages to the centervof the top of the oven where they enter the intermediate passages 29. The products of combustion. then pass downwardly through thel intermediate passages to the bottom of the stove 'Where they enter the outer passages and they ascend the latter passing over the horizontal connecting portion z 33 ofthe partition 31 and esca-pe through the smokepipe 35 to the chimney. The central verticall artition 34 divides the heat and other pro ucts' of combustion at thev top of the oven-and causes a uniform heating of the oven.

The casing is provided in the end compartments at the upper portions thereof with horizontal partitions 36, connected at their outer edges with the end walls and at their front and rear ledges with the front and rear walls of the casing and having their inner edges arraneed in spaced relation with the vertical artitions 8. The horizontal partitions, w ich form tire boxes 37, are provided with openings 38 in which are arranged burners 39 of the same construction as the bottom burner 18. The horizontal partitions 36 are provided at the openings 38 with depending annular flanges 40, tapered downwardly and forming shields for the burners. When the top burners are used, the doors 5 of the side compartments are opened to assist in supporting combustion.

The horizontal partitions are spaced from the vertical partitions 8 to provide spaces for downwardly extending dues 41 for conducting thc heat and products of combus tion from the fire boxes or compartment 37 to the passages partially surrounding the ovens. Each flue A 41 tapers downwardly and extends to a point below a horizontal tubular 'flue-42, and it is provided at its sides and bottoms with flanges, which are secured to the adjacent vertical partition 8. '1he upper portion of the flue 41 extends to the top of the casin and is connected with the same and'with tie inner edge of the adjacent horizontal partition 36, and it is provided at opposite sides with integral horizontal strips or extensions 4,3, arranged in vertical planes and extending across the tire box 3T and connected with the horizontal partition 36 and terminating short of the top of the casing. The partitions 43 are located in advance and in rear of the burner and in spaced relation with the front and rear walls of the casing to provide passages, which communicate with the depending flue 41 and the heat and products of combustion from the side burner pass over the upper edges of the partitions 43 and enter the flue 41 through openings formed by recesses 44, located at the front and back of the upper portion of the depending flue 41.

The tubular tlues 42, which areV preferably cylindrical, are mountedin openings of the partitions '8, and the interior-par titions 30 and 3l, and they arev preferably provided with terminal Hanfres 45, whic fit against the adjacent partitions, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 'and'of thedrawings. The horizontalflues `42, which are arranged centrally aatv4 the sides vlof v,the oven', vextend from the depending flues 41 through the outer and intermediate passages 28 and 29 and communicate with the inner passages 27 at the central portions thereof, and in order to prevent the flues 42 from being blocked or choked-.by the upward passage of the products of combustion from the lower burner inverted hoods or shields 46 are provided. The inverted hoods or shields, which are approximately U-shaped in cross section, are open at their upper ends and are Cprovided with closed tapered lower ends, an they extend from points below the inner ends of the horizontal flues 42 to points above the same, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The inverted hoods or shields form partial lues, which extend upwardly from the inner ends of the horizontal ues 42, and the products of combustion from the side burners pass upwardly through the short inner dues or shields 46 and enter the inner passages 27, the products of combustion from the lower burners passin upwardly at either side of the said shields or flues 46. By this construction. the suction or draft from the chimney and the products of combustion rising fromthe lower burner produce a draft through the flues or passages, which connect the inner passagesQT with the side tire boxes 3?, and the heat and products of combustion are drawn from the side fire boxes and are utilized for raising the temperature of the oven andthe centralportion of the top of the stove to assist in baking and roasting. Thus a complete'and thorough utilization of the heat and other products of combustion from the burners is effected, and thisl operation together with the perfect character of the combustioneliminates the odor of oil or gas.

The top of the casing consists of'central and end sections 47 and 48; the central section is constructed of sheet metal and the end sections 48, which are thicker than the central section, preferably consist of castings, but they may be constructed in any other suitable manner. The end sections of the top of the casing are provided with central stovel holes Y or openings 49, and are equipped with solid lids'50, but grated lids may be substituted for the same when it is desired to expose'a vessel to the direct heat of the side burners for quick heating. When the solid lids cover the stove holes or openings, the side or end sections of the top of the casing` furnish a less intense heat for ordinary heating. and when it is desired to use the stove for slow heating, the vessel or vessels are placed upon the central section 47, which is heated by the products of combustion passing through the outer passages 28 to the chimney.

The stove is preferably equipped with a warming box 51, designed for keeping food in a warm condition and mounted upon an extension 52 of the rear wall of the casing. The warming box is provided with suitable doors 53, Which may be of any preferred construction, and as the specific construction of the warming box does notvconstitute a portion of the present'invention, further description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

vWhat is claimed is l. A stove of the class described including an oven provided with a bottom arranged to-deliect heat around the outside of thel oven and composed of sections hinged at their outer portions and arranged to swing upwardly into the oven, and a removable alse bottom locatedwithin the oven above the sections and coperating therewith to form a complete closure for the oven.

.2. A stove of the class described including a casing provided at the bottom with a heating device, an oveir arranged 1n spaced relation with the bottom of the casing and provided with a bottom arranged to deflect heat around the outside 'of the oven and composed of hinged sections arranged to swing upwardly into the oven to ai'ord access to the heating device, and a removable false bottom located above the hinged sections and forming an intervening air space 'and coperating with the said sections to form a complete closure for the oven.

3. A stove of the class described including a casing provided at the bottom with a. heating device, an oven located within the casing in spaced relation with the heating. de-

vice and provided with a bottom arranged to deflect heat around the outside of the oven and composed of downwardly and inwardly inclined sections extending entirely across the oven and forming a la joint at their inner edges and Ahinged at t eir outer edges, said sections being adapted to divide the heat and products of combustion and arranged to swing upwardly into the oven to afford access to the heating device.

4. A stove of the class described including a casing provided at the bottom with a.

heating device, an oven located in the casing in spaced relation with the 4heating device and provided with a bottom extending entirely across the oven and arranged to defleet heat around the outside of the same and composed of downwardly a'nd inwardly inclined sections forming a lap joint at their inner edges and hinged at their outer edges, said sections being adapted to divide the heat and products of combustion andarranged to swing upwardly into the oven to afford access to the heating device, and a removable horizontally disposed false bottom located above the hinged sections and formin an intervening space between it and the sai bottom.

l 5.A stove of the class described in cluding an oven having spaced sides provided with inwardly extending bottom flanges, a bottom composed of sections hinged to the lsaid flanges and extending entirely across the space between the same so as to deflect heat around the outside of the oven, said sections being arranged to swing upwardly into the oven, and a removable false bottom located above the hinged sections and supported by the said flanges and cooperating with the said sections to form a complete closure for the oven.

y 6. A stove of the class described including an oven having spaced sides provided at their lower edges with inwardly extending ianges, a bottom composed of sections overlapped at their inner edges and hingedy adjacent to their outer edges to the said flanges, the outer portions of the said sections fitting against the exterior of the oven and supporting the sections in an inclined position.

7. A stove of the class described including an oven having spaced sides provided at their lower edges with inwardly extending horizontal flanges, the latter being provided with inner depending portions, a bottom composed of inclined sections hinged to the depending portions of the said flanges and arranged at an inclination when in their closed position and adapted to swing upwardly into the oven, and a removable false bottom supported upon the said flanges and provided between the saine with a thickened portion consisting of two spaced 'plies or thicknesses.

8. A stove of the class described including a bottom heating device, an oven located above the same, fire boxes located at the upper portion of the stove at opposite sides of the oven in spaced relation thereto, a plurality of passages located at the sides and top of the oven at the s ace between the latter and the fire boxes, figues located at opposite sides of the oven and extending through some of the said passages and communicating with other of said passages and connected with the fire boxes.

9. A stove of the class described including a casing, an oven, re boxes located at the upper portion of the casing in spaced relation with the oven, heating devices arranged beneath the oven and in the fire boxes, a smoke pipe located above the oven, a plurality of passages arranged at the sides and top of the ovenfor conveying products of combustion from the bottom of' the oven to the smoke pipe, flues arranged at opposite sides of the oven and extending through some of the said passages and communicating with others and connected with the fire boxes.

10. A stove of the class described including an oven, upper fire boxes arranged in spaced relation with the upper portion of lof the oven, inner, outer and intermediate passages locatedl at the sides and top of the oven, horizontal tlues extending through the outer and intermediate passages and communicating with the inner passages, and flues extending from the lire boxes to the horizontal tlues and connecting the latter with the said fire boxes.

11. A stove of the class described including an oven, upper lire boxes arranged in spaced'relation with the upper portion`of th'e oven, inner, outer and intermediate passages located at the sides and top of the oven, horizontal tlues extending through the outer and intermediate passages and communicating with the inner passages, and downwardly tapered fiues extending from the fire boxes to the, horizontal 4flues and communicating at their lower ends with the said horizontal tlues and rovided at their upperportions with openings communicating with the fire boxes at spaced points.

v12. A stove of the class described including an oven, upper fire boxes arranged in spaced relation with the upper portion of the oven, inner, outer and intermediate passages located at the sides and top of the oven, horizontal tlues extending through the outer and intermediate passages and communicating with the inner passages, vertical iues extending downwardly from the inner ends of the fire boxes to the horizon'- tal tlues and communicating with the latter and provided at their upper ortions with front and rear openings, and fiont and rear partitions extending across the fire boxes and s aced from the top thereof and forming ront andl rear passages, which communicate with the vertical lines through the said openings. v

l13. A stove of the class describedincluding-an oven, upper lire boxes arranged in spaced relation with the upper portion of the oven, inner, outer and intermediate passages located at the sides and top of the oven, horizontal flues extending through the outer andl intermediate passages and communicating with the inner passages and connected with the lire boxes, and inverted hoods or flues located within the inner passages and arranged to preventthe horizont-al flues from being blocked or choked by an up draft through the inner passages.

14. A stove of the class described including an oven, upper tire boxes arranged in spaced relation with the upper portion of the oven, inner, outer and intermediate passages located at the sides and top of the oven, horizontalliues extending through the outer and intermediate passages and communicating with the inner passages and connected with the lire boxes, and inverted hoods or tlues located within the inner passages and receiving the inner ends of the horizontal flues, said hoods or iues being closed at their lower ends and open at their upper ends.

l5. A stove of the class described including-a casing having spaced vertical partitions forming side or end compartments and provided thereat with doors, an oven located Within the casing between the 'said partitions, horizontal partitions arranged at the tops of the side or end compartments and forming fire boxes, and passages located between the oven and the said vertical partitions and communicating with the said lire boxes.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliixed my signat-ure in the presence of two witnesses.

JEFFERSON w. snaps. Witnesses:

W. C. MAssEY, S. A. OWENS. 

